- Nationality
Canada- Current Team
- Foothills WFC (UWS League)
Toronto-born, Calgary-raised Colin Mackay has been part of Calgary Foothills since he pulled on a Foothills jersey as a U14 player in 1994 and he has been shaping players here as a coach since 2002. Now Director of Operations and a long-time coach in our high-performance girls’ program, he balances leadership behind the scenes with a presence on the touchline for teams such as the APDL 2007 and 2010 Girls.
As a player, Colin competed for the SAIT Trojans (1999–2001) and University of Calgary Dinos (2001–02) before completing his Business Administration degree. He holds a Canada Soccer National B Licence, is NCCP certified, and has additional training in soccer management and scouting. Since 2014, he has also served as assistant coach with the Mount Royal University Cougars women’s program, helping bridge our players’ pathway to post-secondary soccer.
Colin’s coaching résumé is defined by winning teams built on a strong culture. He led the Foothills Athletics U18 girls to the 2009 Canadian U18 Club Championship, capping a remarkable rise from Tier 2 to national champions, and later served as a support coach for Foothills’ 2019 U15 Canadian national champions. Most recently, he has guided the APDL 2007 Girls to five league titles, two APDL provincial championships, an APDL Cup, and the inaugural 2024 PDP U17 National Championship – a season crowned by Alberta Soccer’s Golden Shoe “Team of the Year” award.
Colin also leads the Foothills APDL 2010 Girls, the only Canadian side invited to the 2025 Nike Premier Cup at Nike World Headquarters, where his team earned back-to-back wins over Chelsea FC and a hard-fought draw with VfL Wolfsburg on the global stage. Across his tenure in soccer operations and on the field, Foothills has seen more than 80 alumni progress to professional soccer, over 170 national team appearances, and more post-secondary players than any other club – achievements he attributes to a standards-driven culture that prioritizes accountability, resilience, and a genuine love of the game.